Fistful of Mercy: As I Call You Down

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These nine acoustic songs were written and recorded in three days by Dhani
“son of George” Harrison and his new musical compadres, the blues muso Ben
Harper and the indie singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur. This ad hoc set-up
makes the record insubstantial at times, but the warm harmonies, gentle
melodies and obvious kinship between the trio carry the day. The standouts:
the lap-steel, piano and violin-flecked instrumental 30 Bones and the
Harrison-led Father’s Son, a bracing country-blues jam.